The Cranston East Thunderbolts will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tiverton Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Cranston East comes in on six and Tiverton on four.
Cranston East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Shea, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Cranston East was ranked third). Cranston East's pitcher stepped up to hand Shea a 3-0 shutout on Wednesday. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Cranston East has scored all season.
Cranston East saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kiara McGarty, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tiverton can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Central with a sharp 11-1 win.
Abby DeMello spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brooke Sowa was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Sara Poland, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Cranston East pushed their record up to 6-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Tiverton, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Cranston East has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9 hits per game. However, it's not like Tiverton struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.2. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Cranston East skirted past Tiverton 4-2 in their previous matchup on April 1st. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was DeMello, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cranston East still be able to contain DeMello? There's only one way to find out.
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